Back in late June I contacted Cactus Tint via phone and email. I spoke with the owner Rick directly. I told him about my horrible 1st experience with a previous shop. He took the time and patience to explain about his products after I told him the details and he had a look over the photos I sent him of the bad tint job by the previous shop. He told me "If your not happy go back and get a refund, we will make you happy!" So after some delay and more research I did just that and made an appointment in late July. Being they are a busy shop with high volume you must book 2+ weeks in advance. The shop is very clean and modern a small seating area with TV WiFi and coffee. I went with the Suntek 35 in front and 18 in rear (legal front limits). The tint looks lighter on my car because it's a lighter colored vehicle. From certain angles and depending on the weather if overcast or not it appears darker. It's not by the tint shade but also by the color car you have that determines how light or dark it will appear in broad daylight. I had my windows actually meter lower (had someone from Cactus meter them out of curiosity) they came out to 27% front and 12% rear, interesting! It's about function, performance and safety not "Looking cool gangster 5% blackouts"! Rick and his employees did a wonderful job on the tint job itself. My only reasoning behind 4 stars is because of the tint performance of the product itself. I don't really feel much heat rejection vs having no tint. I personally wish I had gone with a different product with better heat rejection maybe Photosync (70% TSR) however that would not have been within my budget that i'm aware of. Oh well I still like how the car looks! As far as being able to see at night which had been an initial concern it's not an issue at all. But anything lower than the above mentioned percentage and I would have had problems at night for sure! Thanks Rick I appreciate your business and great service!!!
Included several photos to illustrate how the tint looks from various angles during daytime, dusk and at night.